Third Firefighter Killed In Carr Fire

posted by Bill Strange -

Aug 10, 2018

The Carr Fire outside Redding, California is claiming more lives. Now, the death toll is up to eight with the death of another firefighter. CAL Fire confirms a heavy equipment operator on his way to the region was killed yesterday morning in a crash on Highway 99 south of Los Molinos. His name has not been released yet. He is the third firefighter to die since the Carr Fire was sparked when a car blew a tire on July 23rd.